Trying to build business casual wardrobe - NEED help!

Hello, I recently graduated college as well and am also working for a large (Very large!) consulting firm. PM me the name of it, as I have a good guess, and we might even be on the same project. In any case, I went the following route (we have the same chest/waist measurements, except my shirt is 16/35). I bought RTW pants at discount stores (Off 5th, NMLC, Marshalls) and shoes off of eBay. I went custom and MTM for 10 shirts, as fit is very important to my confidence and all RTW billows out of my waist like a giant tent. I then bought shirts at discount (RTW), Talbott, Ike Behar, Barbera, David Chu, etc. and had them cut down to round things out. So, I bought the following in the last month: - 4 shirts, bespoke, Ray Custom Shirtmaker - 6 shirts, Individualized MTM from a men's shop. - 5 shirts, RTW Talbott, Barbera, etc. tailored and cut down - 4 pairs of Zanellas 32 (no buldge) - 2 pairs of Incotex 34 (buldgeish) - 2 pairs of Zegna 33 (great fit) - 2 pairs of Barry Bricken 32 (on sale at Marshalls for $10/ea) - 1 pair Luciano Barbera (marked 38, but fit ??) - 8 pairs of Allen Edmonds (eBay) - 2 pairs Santoni (eBay) - 2 pairs Ferragamo (eBay) - 5 Talbott Belts (drove around to different Marshalls, collected them all at $22/ea) - 3 Corneliani sportcoats (eBay) - 1 Zegna sportcoats (Marshalls) I feel its a good starter wardrobe.

cnst, I also live in the DC area. If the slim fits at BB don't work (btw, they're having a 40-50% off sale right now), it still might be worth just to have a few b/c the price is so good. As far as elsewhere to get shirts, depending on your budget, you might want to go the mail order route and check out some of the Jermyn St. (or, off Jermyn) to pick up some decent shirts at a nice price (Tyrwhitt, Lewin, H&K, etc.).

For example, to just get yourself set up with a bunch of shirts, check out TM Lewin's sale - you should be able to find shirts with nice patters for $40-$60. Nice way to "start" a wardrobe if money is an issue for you now.

Invest in shoes, but also make sure you exhaust the sales going on right now (BBs, Saks, NM, Nordstrom, etc.) and ebay.

Yes, one of those, in the D.C. area as well.

[quote=gumercindo;589041]cnst, I also live in the DC area. If the slim fits at BB don't work (btw, they're having a 40-50% off sale right now), it still might be worth just to have a few b/c the price is so good. As far as elsewhere to get shirts, depending on your budget, you might want to go the mail order route and check out some of the Jermyn St. (or, off Jermyn) to pick up some decent shirts at a nice price (Tyrwhitt, Lewin, H&K, etc.).

For example, to just get yourself set up with a bunch of shirts, check out TM Lewin's sale - you should be able to find shirts with nice patters for $40-$60. Nice way to "start" a wardrobe if money is an issue for you now.
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None of those makes will fit a guy wtith 40/30 chest/waist. BB Slim Fit are for slim really fat people.

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I disagree. I have a few BB slim fit and I'm a 40-33 and it's a pretty good fit. I have slimmer, but it's not bad considering: they have a good sale going on, and the quality is pretty good.

You can try the Jos a Bank traveler's fabric tailored fit. They give me the best fit of any off the rack shirt and they really are no iron....as long as you don't let them sit for a long time after the washer/dryer are done they'll come out with no wrinkles.

Just find shirts that fit in the neck/chest/shoulders and have the sides taken in at a tailor. It might cost you a little more than just buying a shirt that fits the way you want, but how much time are you going to waste looking for something that, in all likelihood, you're not going to be able to find?

mytailor.com does pretty good custom shirts that a number of people around here and on AAAC, myself included, think are a pretty good deal. They have a variety of price ranges, depending on the fabric. Although, I do recommend spending a little extra and going with the Thomas Mason fabrics. I've been very happy with my shirts from them, and I believe they will be in the D.C. area in a few weeks, if you prefer to have measurements taken in person.